CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Despite being dubbed by others as a propaganda ploy by the left-leaning groups, police authorities here support the establishment of community pantries. “The Cagayan de Oro City Police Office (Cocpo) will not interfere with any voluntary private sector initiatives that seek to alleviate the living conditions of the less fortunate severely affected […]
Hundreds of Oro taxi drivers receive aid from LTFRB, DSWD, other agencies
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – More than 400 taxi drivers have received various forms of assistance from national government agencies at the Barangay Nazareth gymnasium Friday morning. According to Aminoden Guro, Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board-10 (LTFRB-10) regional director, there are around 500 taxi drivers who have yet to receive any aid from the government. The assistance, […]
Fisherfolks in MisOr fear effects of oil spill
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Residents of Barangay Lower Jasaan, Jasaan town, Misamis Oriental, have expressed concern that oil spill caused by the sinking of an old cargo ship could affect the livelihood of the village’s fisherfolk. The boat was identified as MV Racal IV, a cargo vessel that had been docked at a local […]
Cops, divers begin clean-up drive to save corals in Puntod Shaol
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – In solidarity with the Environment Month, a team of policemen divers held a clean-up drive in the waters of Puntod Shoal and removed discarded fishing nets which causes the destruction of corals. The team led by Police Lt. Col. Ariel Pontillas, Chief of Gingoog PNP, took turns in cleansing the seas and wed […]
Envi group wants ban of spray paints sold online from Davao City
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Spray paints being sold online that were traced back to Davao City were found to be highly toxic as an environmental group has called on a ban on these products. The group EcoWaste Coalition has appealed to dealers of aerosol or spray paints from Mindanao not to sell products containing […]
Mindanao-based bus firms laud IATF for lifting travel restrictions
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Bus companies operating in Mindanao have welcomed the move of the local governments to open their borders to public utility vehicles (PUVs) in their respective jurisdiction following the decision of the national government to ease up travel restrictions in the country. The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious […]
2 ranking NPA leaders, 5 others, surrender after President Duterte’s call
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Days after President Rodrigo Roa Duterte called on members of New People’s Army (NPA) to quit from armed struggle, two ranking NPA leaders and five of their fighters surrendered to the government, the Army said March 13. The NPA leaders who surrendered were Armando Daluniag, commander of Headquarters Force (HQF) […]
Dog cruelty issue triggers debate in Dipolog City
DIPOLOG CITY – Allegations of neglect and cruelty of dogs at the city’s pound has raised bitter debate on social media on who’s to blame of the plight of the growing number of stray and impounded dogs – the local government or the irresponsible pet owners. Early this week, netizens here claiming to be dog-lovers […]
Local solution needed in Covid-19 response-Alvarez
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The national government’s handling of the health crisis brought by the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) should have been more effective had it been given to local governments who can implement their own initiatives based on situations on the ground. This was the observation of Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez, of the 1st District of Davao […]
P400-M town hospital to rise in MisOr
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Local and national officials led the groundbreaking of the P400 million public hospital that will serve mostly residents of the eastern part of Misamis Oriental in Villanueva town, Misamis Oriental, on February 18.. The Northeastern Misamis General Hospital is level two 100-bed capacity health care facility located in Barangay Looc, Villanueva, just […]
Covid-19 outbreak in CDO construction site
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Some 142 construction workers here tested positive for coronavirus disease, Mayor Oscar Moreno on Friday, February 12, revealed. Moreno said the city government conducted a RT-PCR test to 343 workers and staff of the construction company involved in a building project in Barangay 30 and it turned out 142 were […]
LRY maintains leadership in bus company
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — Despite the leadership challenge hounding the family-owned business, Leo Rey Yanson has once again prevailed as the leader of the Yanson Group of Bus Companies’ (YGBC) subsidiaries following the annual stockholders’ meeting of Rural Transit Mindanao Inc. (RTMI) held on Wednesday, February 10. RTMI is one of the seven YGBC subsidiaries […]
Canadian national killed in Cagayan de Oro fire
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – A Canadian national was killed in a fire that gutted the pad he was staying in Barangay Bugo, at about 7:40 in the morning of January 25. The victim was identified as Joseph William Morley Tweedie, 69, and was renting a pad at Zone 3, Bugo. Initial investigation revealed the […]